Genetic engineering panel should be more transparent: Ramesh New Delhi: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the working of the government-appointed committee on genetic engineering needs to be changed, and it should conduct itself i....
India's education policy needs a change, says CPI-M
Agartala: Citing India's poor statistics in terms of education, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a change in the country's policy to ensure education for all.
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'Education gives hope to Palestinian kids'
New Delhi: Palestinian children are extremely motivated about getting an education as they feel this would give them a better life away from violence, says M.B. Menon, the education chief of UN....
Haryana varsity inks MOU with Japan research institute Rohtak (Haryana): The Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan-based Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) to facilitate joint researc....
Educational city to come up near Chandigarh Chandigarh: The Punjab government today announced that it would develop an educational city near Chandigarh.
The educational city would be spread over an area of 2,000 acres near Chan....
IIM-Ranchi starts classes this summer Ranchi: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi will become operational this year with classes starting from June or July, chairperson R.C. Bhargava said today.
"The IIM-....
Control your home appliances through SMS
Aligarh: Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology has developed an inexpensive gadget for controlling the electrical home appliances with the aid of SMS (short message service) throu....
Cabinet nod to amend teacher education act New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to amend the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993, to make its application vital for schools and school teachers.....
Haryana to open veterinary and animal sciences varsity Chandigarh: Haryana will soon have a veterinary and animal sciences university named after freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai at Hisar town, officials said today.
The Haryana cabinet at ....
Entering bedrooms to make science exciting to students
New Delhi: In an effort to draw the best talent to science, the Indian government has come up with an "innovative" way to reach out to students by "entering the bedroom" to make....
Questions raised over brand promos inside Panjab University Chandigarh: The use of the Panjab University campus for commercial activities like brand promotions has raked up a controversy, with student leaders demanding to know how the money thus made is....
'School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy' New Delhi: Many children suffering from epilepsy get little sympathy from their teachers when they get seizures in school and are often told to quit school, a health expert has said while under....
Super 30 founder tells PM how to shape careers of poor students Patna: It was Anand Kumar's turn to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to give the economist some tips-- not on how to crack the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Join....
